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Environmental Policy And Politics

by: Kraft, Michael E.

Environmental Policy And Politics

by: Kraft, Michael E.

ISBN 13:
9780321243539
ISBN 10:
0321243536
Edition: 4th
Format: Paperback
Copyright: 01/01/2007
Publisher: Longman
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Summary

Drawing from work within environmental science, policy analysis, and political science, this text critically assesses the key strengths and weaknesses of policymaking processes today, as well as the promise of new policy approaches. Arguing that strong public support is necessary for achieving environmental policy goals, the Fourth Edition stresses the opportunities available to all citizens to influence environmental politics at every level of government.

Preface

CHAPTER 1 Environmental Problems and Politics

(24)

Environmental Policy and Politics

(2)

Perspectives on Environmental Problems

(3)

Scientific Knowledge and Its Use

(1)

Economics and Incentives

(1)

Environmental Values and Ethics

(1)

The Role of Government and Politics

(2)

Democracy, Politics, and Environmental Policy

(1)

Defining Environmental Policy

(2)

Policy Typologies

(1)

The Breadth of Environmental Policy

(1)

Environmental Problems and Public Policy

(7)

Defining the Problems: The Nature of Environmental Risks

(5)

Coping with Environmental Risks

(2)

Public Policy Responses

(2)

Conclusions

(1)

Discussion Questions

(1)

Suggested Readings

(1)

Endnotes

(1)

CHAPTER 2 Judging the State of the Environment

(31)

Air Quality

(5)

Gains in Air Quality and Remaining Problems

(1)

Indoor Air Quality

(1)

Acid Precipitation

(1)

CFCs and the Stratospheric Ozone Layer

(1)

Water Quality

(4)

Pollution of Surface Waters

(2)

Drinking Water Quality

(1)

Toxic Chemicals and Hazardous Wastes

(5)

Toxic Chemicals and Health Effects

(2)

Hazardous Wastes

(2)

Contaminated Federal Facilities

(1)

Radioactive Wastes

(1)

Solid Waste and Consumer Waste

(1)

Energy Use and Climate Change

(3)

The Nature of Energy Problems

(2)

Fossil Fuels and the Threat of Climate Change

(1)

Biological Diversity and Habitat Loss

(4)

Biodiversity Loss and Implications

(2)

Policy Actions and Effects

(1)

Population Growth

(3)

Population and Sustainable Development

(2)

Growth Rates and Projected Population Increases

(1)

Conclusions

(1)

Discussion Questions

(1)

Suggested Readings

(1)

Endnotes

(3)

CHAPTER 3 Making Environmental Policy

(29)

Understanding Environmental Politics

(1)

The Policy Process Model

(12)

Agenda Setting

(3)

Policy Formulation

(3)

Policy Legitimation

(1)

Policy Implementation

(1)

Policy and Program Evaluation

(1)

Policy Change

(2)

Patterns in Environmental Policymaking

(2)

Characteristics of U.S. Government and Politics

(10)

Constitutional and Political Features

(1)

Institutional Fragmentation and Policy Stalemate

(5)

The Benefits of Dispersed Power

(4)

Conclusions

(1)

Discussion Questions

(1)

Suggested Readings

(1)

Endnotes

(2)

CHAPTER 4 The Evolution of Environmental Policy and Politics

(26)

Natural Resources and Environmental Policies in Historical Perspective

(4)

The Settlement and "Conquest" of Nature

(1)

The Conservation Movement and Advances in Public Health

(2)

From the New Deal to the Environmental Movement

(1)

The Modern Environmental Movement and Policy Achievements

(14)

Environmental Interest Groups

(6)

Public Opinion and the Environment

(3)

Environmental Issues in Election Campaigns

102

(2)

Political Reaction to Environmentalism

104

(3)

Environmental Policy in the Reagan and Bush Administrations

105

(1)

Clinton and Gore Reform Environmental Policy and Battle Congress

106

(1)

George W. Bush and the Environment

106

(1)

Conclusions

107

(2)

Discussion Questions

109

(1)

Suggested Readings

109

(1)

Endnotes

109

(2)

CHAPTER 5 Environmental Protection Policy: Controlling Pollution

111

(48)

The Contours of Environmental Protection Policy

112

(20)

The Clean Air Act

112

(6)

The Clean Water Act

118

(3)

The Safe Drinking Water Act

121

(2)

The Resource Conservation and Recovery Act

123

(1)

The Toxic Substances Control Act

124

(1)

The Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act

125

(3)

The Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act

128

(4)

The Institutional Context of Policy Implementation

132

(7)

The EPA's Organization, Budget, and Staff

132

(4)

Working with the States

136

(2)

Political Support and Opposition

138

(1)

Setting Environmental Standards

139

(6)

Environmental Goals and Objectives

139

(2)

Environmental Quality Criteria

141

(1)

Setting Quality Standards

142

(3)

Emissions Standards

145

(1)

Balancing Statutory Goals and Costs

145

(2)

Adopting and Enforcing Regulations

147

(6)

Administrative Rule Making

147

(2)

Enforcement and Compliance

149

(3)

White House Oversight

152

(1)

Conclusions

153

(1)

Discussion Questions

154

(1)

Suggested Readings

155

(1)

Endnotes

155

(4)

CHAPTER 6 Energy and Natural Resource Policies

159

(46)

Energy Policy: Goals and Means

161

(2)

Indirect Policy Impacts

162

(1)

Shifting Energy Priorities

163

(1)

The Energy Policy Cycle: 1973-1989

163

(3)

Carter's National Energy Plan and Conservation Gains

164

(1)

Reagan's Nonpolicy on Energy

165

(1)

Energy Policy for the Twenty-First Century

166

(7)

The Bush Administration's National Energy Strategy

167

(1)

The Clinton Administration Tries Its Hand

168

(2)

Energy Policy Under George W. Bush

170

(2)

State and Local Energy Initiatives

172

(1)

Natural Resources and Policy Change

173

(19)

Environmental Stewardship or Economic Development?

175

(1)

The Environmentalist Challenge to Resource Development

176

(3)

Natural Resource Policies and Agencies

179

(3)

Managing the Nation's Forests

182

(3)

Battles over Wilderness

185

(1)

Governing the Range

186

(2)

BLM Lands and the Sagebrush Rebellion

188

(1)

Other Protected Lands and Agencies

188

(4)

Environmental Impacts and Natural Resources Decision Making

192

(7)

The Endangered Species Act

192

(4)

The National Environmental Policy Act

196

(3)

Conclusions

199

(1)

Discussion Questions

200

(1)

Suggested Readings

201

(1)

Endnotes

201

(4)

CHAPTER 7 Evaluating Environmental Policy

205

(36)

Critiques of Environmental Policy

205

(2)

Environmental Policy Evaluation

207

(3)

Program Outcomes

209

(1)

Examining Decision Making and Institutions

209

(1)

Signs of Progress

210

(4)

Environmental Protection Policies

210

(2)

Natural Resource Policies

212

(1)

Data Assessment and Public Dialogue

213

(1)

Costs, Benefits, and Risks

214

(5)

Comparing Risks and Setting Priorities

215

(1)

Controversies over Cost–Benefit Analysis and Risk Assessment

216

(2)

Environmentalists' Use of Economic Analysis

218

(1)

Jobs, the Economy, and the Environment

219

(5)

Employment, Business Costs, and Environmental Policy

220

(2)

Seeking Common Ground: Toward Environmental Sustainability

222

(1)

Environmental Justice

223

(1)

Reforming Environmental Regulation

224

(7)

The Case for Policy Alternatives

224

(4)

Assessing New Policy Approaches

228

(3)

New Directions in Energy and Natural Resources Policy

231

(5)

The Appeal of User Fees

232

(1)

Privatization of Public Land

232

(2)

Social Cost Accounting

234

(1)

Government Purchasing Power

234

(1)

Ecosystem Management

235

(1)

Conclusions

236

(1)

Discussion Questions

237

(1)

Suggested Readings

237

(1)

Endnotes

238

(3)

CHAPTER 8 Environmental Policy and Politics for the Twenty-First Century

241

(31)

Environmental Goals and Policy Choices: Domestic and Global

242

(1)

Three Generations of Environmental Policy and Politics

243

(1)

Toward Sustainable Development?

244

(6)

The President's Council on Sustainable Development

245

(1)

Sustainable Development at State and Local Levels

245

(2)

Business and the Environment

247

(2)

Citizens and the Environment

249

(1)

International Environmental Policy and Politics

250

(10)

Environmental Institutions and Policies

250

(6)

Institutional Capacity for Global Sustainable Development

256

(4)

Political Conflict and Global Environmental Policy

260

(7)

Climate Change

261

(2)

Protection of Biological Diversity

263

(2)

Population Growth and Economic Development

265

(2)

Conclusions

267

(1)

Discussion Questions

268

(1)

Suggested Readings

269

(1)

Endnotes

269

(3)

References

272

(28)

Index

300

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